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levonorgestrel

UK/ˌliː.vəʊ.nɔːˈd͡ʒɛ.stɹl̩/US/ˌli.və.nɔɹˈd͡ʒɛ.stɹəl/

levonorgestrel noun: a synthetic progestogen used as an active ingredient in some hormonal contraceptives.

levonorgestrel: a synthetic progestogen used as an active ingredient in some hormonal contraceptives
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Noun

levonorgestrel (uncountable)

  1. A synthetic progestogen used as an active ingredient in some hormonal contraceptives.
    • The latest research, published Wednesday in the medical journal JAMA, analyzed years of health records for thousands of Danish women ages 15 to 49, with an even split between those who started using intrauterine devices that release the hormone levonorgestrel for birth control and those who hadn’t...2024 October 17, Deidre McPhillips, “Some IUDs linked to higher rates of breast cancer, but overall risk remains low”, in CNN

Origin of levonorgestrel

From levo- + norgestrel.

Questions about levonorgestrel

What does levonorgestrel mean?
Levonorgestrel means a synthetic progestogen used as an active ingredient in some hormonal contraceptives.
What part of speech is levonorgestrel?
Levonorgestrel is a noun.
How do you pronounce levonorgestrel?
Levonorgestrel is pronounced /ˌliː.vəʊ.nɔːˈd͡ʒɛ.stɹl̩/ (UK).

Words near levonorgestrel in the dictionary

  1. levonantradol
  2. Levonian
  3. Levonians
  4. levonogestrel
  5. levonordefrin
  6. levonorgestrel
  7. Levonte
  8. Levonyan
  9. Levonyans
  10. levophacetoperane
  11. levophenacylmorphan

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